Aggressive demolition efforts pave way for 2019 rebuilding projects   | THE DAILY HERALD

Demolition area that once housed the Valley and Dental Clinics.

 

ANGUILLA–Heavy equipment operators could be seen working feverishly during the last days of December 2018 to demolish, excavate and remove the remains of hurricane- destroyed education and health buildings in preparation for their reconstruction beginning in 2019. The East End’s Morris Vanderpool Primary School (MVPS) and the Valley’s Dental Clinic, Health Clinic and Environmental Health Office building, all rendered inoperable by Hurricane Irma, will be designed and rebuilt with a portion of the 60 million pound sterling recovery grant received from the United Kingdom.

Minister Cora Richardson-Hodge, Minister for Education as well as the elected District 2 representative in which the MVPS is located, said, “The demolition of MVPS during this Christmas season, completed in half the anticipated time, is a symbol of revival and renewal for the year 2019. We are now in the process of finalising the design plans for the new school and anticipate construction to commence within the first quarter of 2019.” She praised the school’s faculty, student body, parents and the general community for their constructive consultation input. She also recognised the leadership role of her Permanent Secretary Chanelle Petty-Barrett, Chief Education Planner Dawn Reid and the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications, Utilities and Housing’s (MICUH’s) technical team assigned to the project, for their instrumental oversight and execution.

During a recent interview on Radio Anguilla, Anguilla Health Authority Chief Executive Officer Maeza Demis-Adams elaborated on the design plan for the new Valley multi-purpose poly-health clinic also to begin in 2019. The complex will consolidate primary care clinics, a dental unit and the environmental health unit. It will also become the new location for the pharmacy currently located at the Princess Alexandria Hospital. The design will also include corporate office space.

MICUH team leader assigned to the demolition projects, Shaynis Connor said all reusable items such as doors and windows had been saved and stored for future use, and much of the rubble trucked away would be used as landfill at future construction sites. He said MICUH had not only met, but exceeded the mandated demolition timetable set for the end of March 2019. The grounds at both project sites are now ready for reconstruction to commence.

Source: The Daily Herald https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/84094-aggressive-demolition-efforts-pave-way-for-2019-rebuilding-projects

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